现在分词作状语是现在分词的最主要用法。根据不同的语境需要，现在分词可以用作以下状语：

1. 作时间状语

Having packed up her things, she went to book her ticket. 她收拾好行李之后就去买车票。

Having read the instructions, he snatched up the fire extinguisher. 看完说明书之后，他拿起了灭火器。

2. 作原因状语

Anticipating that it would soon be dark, they all took torches. 他们预见到天快黑了，就都带上了手电筒。

Having no children of their own they decided to adopt an orphan. 他们因没有亲生儿女，所以决定领养一个孤儿。

3. 作条件状语

Working hard, you will succeed. 如果努力工作，你就可以成功。

Adding them all up, we can find the answer. 如果把它们加起来，我们就可以得到答案。

4. 作让步状语

Having said that, I agree with your other point. 我虽然这么说 我还是同意你的另一说法。

Knowing all this, they made me pay for the damage. 他们尽管了解这一切，还是要我赔偿损失。

5. 作方式状语

He earns a living driving a truck. 他靠开卡车谋生。

You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that! 你那样不声不响地过来，吓了我一跳。

6. 作伴随状语

He walked along in front of me, holding the lantern. 他提着灯笼走在我前面。

Every evening they sat on the sofa watching TV. 他们每天晚上坐在沙发上看电视。

7. 作目的状语

现在分词用作目的状语的用法非常有限，主要见于那些表示人们所从事的活动方面的动词，如boating, climbing, fishing, hunting, riding, sailing, shopping, shooting, skating, skiing, swimming, walking, washing等。用例如下：

I went swimming in the river. 我到河里去游泳了。

I came home and the others went dancing. 我回家了，其他人跳舞去了。

I sometimes went skiing when I lived in Germany. 我住在德国时，有时出去滑雪。

8. 作程度状语

现在分词作程度状语的用法也很有限，主要见于以下表达，其中的现在分词相当于程度副词，表示类似very的意义，主要用于加强语气：

boiling (煮熟似的) hot burning (火烧似的) hot

freezing (结冰似的) cold perishing (毁灭地) cold

shocking (严重地) bad soaking (湿透地) wet

sopping (湿淋淋地) wet tearing (心碎地，激烈地) angry

thundering (惊愕地) big

He was caught in the heavy rain and got his clothes soaking wet. 他淋了一场大雨，把衣服全部弄湿了。

He wore his thin coat in freezing cold days and fell ill soon. 他在冰冷的天还穿着单薄的大衣，不久就病倒了。

9. 作结果状语

The plane lost control, clipping power cables as it fell. 飞机失去控制，落下时撞上了电线。

The phone rang, interrupting the flow of his thoughts. 电话响了，打断了他的思绪。

It rained heavily, causing severe flooding in that country. 大雨滂沱，造成了那个国家洪水泛滥。